Xavi: 'Barcelona cannot lose, we want to win everything'

Barcelona presented Xavi Hernandez as their new head coach in front of thousands of fans at the Nou Camp on Monday.

The 41-year-old Barca great signed his contract, which runs until 2024, on the pitch alongside club president Joan Laporta.

Xavi: 'Barcelona cannot lose, we want to win everything'

Laporta: “Welcome Xavi. Welcome back home. It's a very emotional day today. Visca Barça y Visca Catalunya.”"Today will mark the history of Barça."

 Xavi: “Thank you all, I'm about to cry. Thank you to this club and these fans.”

“I will tell you one thing: we are the best team in the world.”

“This is an emotional moment for me, Visça Barca, Visça Catalunya!”

“Barcelona cannot lose, we want to win everything.”

Xavi: "Tomorrow we'll start. I'm back at home. We're in a difficult situation, but we have the ambition. I'm thankful for the confidence of the club."

"To the players I want to convey positivity, demand. We must seek for excellence."

Xavi: "we don't have to be tough ( to players ). We just need rules. When there are no rules, things go wrong. When there are and are respected, we can go far. It's not about discipline, it's about order"

Xavi: "to be compared to Pep is a success! He is the best manager in the work. But I would lose by a big margin a comparison with him"

"We are worried about injuries. We need to find out what's wrong. Everyone has to be involved, from doctors to physical coaches"

Xavi: "Things have gone well for us when there have been rules in the dressing room. Without rules, we have done badly."

"From the outside I notice that there are players who feel a lot of pressure, the psychological issue is very hard, but we will work with them. I want to help them, personally and professionally, talk to them to see what the problem is."

Xavi: "We are thinking about Espanyol right now, we will prepare to win it. Barça means winning. We will work very hard, with great demand for the results to come. We are united and it is a medium-long-term project."

"There are so many coaches that I have had throughout my career: Cruyff, Van Gaal, Guardiola, Rijkaard, Luis Enrique, and I've learned things from all of them."

Xavi reveals he spoke with Messi: “Leo Messi texted me to wish the best of luck. He’s incredible but he’s not here as Eto’o or Ronaldinho… we’ve to think about the future, not about players who’re no longer here at Barça''.

Xavi: "Dembélé can be the best player in the world in his position.

“Extending Ousmane Dembélé’s contract is one of our priorities, yes! He could be the best player in the world in his position”. 

“Ousmane has to work a lot, he has the potential to make the different at Barça as world top player. But he needs to be consistent”. Red circleFlag of France #FCB

Xavi: "Signings in January? We are going to assess the transfer issue with the club and we are going to decide, it is still early, but we are going to work to try to strengthen the team. Any market is an opportunity, always."

"twice Barcelona came before. At the first one I was not ready. The following one I felt it was not right as there were elections to take place. Laporta has been the best presidenrlt ever and I am glad we got to an agreement"

23 May 2015: Xavi says goodbye as a Barcelona player 

8 November 2021: Xavi says hello as Barcelona manager